PURPOSE: A process of preparing the titled tea using Trichosanthes kirilowii Max. is provided. The tea has reduced astringency and enhanced taste and contains luteolin and glucoside and thus is suitable for drinking and effective for promoting blood circulation and treating diabetics. CONSTITUTION: Leaves of Trichosanthes kirilowii Max. are harvested in the latter part of July, washed, roasted at 60 deg.C or less, dried and then ground to produce titled tea. It is also manufactured by the following process: dipping the washed Trichosanthes kirilowii Max. leaves in rice wine(makkoli) for 5 min, steaming for 60 sec, dipping in rice wine, roasting at 80 deg.C or more and then grinding.
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